Lithuania at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

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Lithuania at the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Lithuania.svg
FINA code LTU
National federation Lithuanian Swimming Federation
Website www.ltuswimming.com
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors8 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1973–1991)

Lithuania competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July. [1] [2]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rūta Meilutytė Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke 20 June
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rūta Meilutytė Swimming Women's 50 m breaststroke 25 June

Diving

Men

AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Sebastian Konecki 1 m springboard 257.5041stDid not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Erikas Grigaitis 100 m backstroke -DSQDid not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.9218Did not advance
Deividas Margevičius 100 m butterfly 53.4437thDid not advance
Danas Rapšys 200 m freestyle 1:46.708th Q1:46.8214thDid not advance
400 m freestyle 3:50.0318thDid not advance
Andrius Šidlauskas 50 m breaststroke 27.6214th Q27.5414thDid not advance
100 m breaststroke 59.907th Q59.528th Q59.808th
200 m breaststroke 2:13.1320thDid not advance
Tomas Navikonis 50 m freestyle 22.9249thDid not advance
100 m freestyle 49.9339thDid not advance
Erikas Grigaitis
Andrius Šidlauskas
Deividas Margevičius
Danas Rapšys
4 × 100 metre medley relay -DSQDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rūta Meilutytė 50 m breaststroke 31.0216th Q29.972nd Q29.70Gold medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke 1:06.719th Q1:06.044th Q1:06.02Bronze medal icon.svg
50 m freestyle 26.2534thDid not advance
Kotryna Teterevkova 50 m breaststroke 31.4022ndDid not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:06.9712th Q1:06.7412thDid not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:24.793rd Q2:23.663rd Q2:23.905th
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Erikas Grigaitis
Kotryna Teterevkova
Deividas Margevičius
Rūta Meilutytė
4×100 m medley relay -DSQDid not advance

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References

  1. "Competition Athletes | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation.
  2. "Paskelbti plaukikai, atstovausiantys Lietuvai svarbiausiose sezono varžybose". ltuswimming.com.